SillyDog701

[richard mitnick]

I just took my two Vista 32 bit Core 2 Duo machines to their max of 4 gigs of DRAM.

As soon as I can, I will take both of my Win 7 64 bit machines to their max. The i5-520M Studio14 has 4 gigs and will max out at 8 gigs. The i7-920 Studio XPS desktop has 6 gigs and will max out at 12 gigs.

On the suggestion of my computer guru (also my financial adviser, cycling companion, hiking buddy) I bought the DRAM for the Vista machines direct on line at Crucial. Could not be easier. They ask the machine maker, the model, series, etc, and tell you exactly what you can use and even give a bit of a diagram of the inside of the machine. The 2 ea 2 gig modules (I had 2 ea 1 gig modules) for the XPS M1710 laptop were $59 ea. The two 1 gig modules for the XPS410 desktop were $35 ea.

But!!! The 2 ea 4 gig modules for the Studio 14 will be $253.00/lot, about the same /lot for the 3ea 2 gig modules for the i7-920. So, that's why I will wait a while to see if the price drops.

I could get cheaper DRAM; but Crucial and Kingston are the best, and Kingston is a re-seller.

I really would like to get it finished; but I just bought the Studio 14 laptop and the Studio XPS desktop is just about six months old. So, that's a lot of do-re-mi out the door.

Maybe in a couple of months.

>>RSM

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[Antony]

I usually max-out the RAM soon after I got the new machines. Well, those were only 2GB, 3GB or 4GB max.

I could get cheaper DRAM; but Crucial and Kingston are the best, and Kingston is a re-seller.

To be honest, I thought they were the other way round.

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[Pu7o]

I just took my two Vista 32 bit Core 2 Duo machines to their max of 4 gigs of DRAM.

That's a bit of a waste. 32-bit Vista can't use more than 3.25GB of RAM to begin with.

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[Mandrake]

I bought tons of ram when it was cheap. 12GB DDR3 in my i7, 8GB DDR2 in two Core 2 systems. Win7 64bit on all three systems of course.

Crucial is the consumer brand name for Micron Technology. Corsair and Kingston have always been my first choices for memory, but any brand name is better than the awful ram that gets used in OEM machines.

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[Antony]

Crucial is the consumer brand name for Micron Technology. Corsair and Kingston have always been my first choices for memory, but any brand name is better than the awful ram that gets used in OEM machines.

Would you recommend Corsair and Kingston for adding RAM?

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[Mandrake]

Crucial is the consumer brand name for Micron Technology. Corsair and Kingston have always been my first choices for memory, but any brand name is better than the awful ram that gets used in OEM machines.

Would you recommend Corsair and Kingston for adding RAM?

Absolutely. Both Corsair and Kingston offer ram from the value segment up to the high end market, it's all good quality with a lifetime warranty.

I tend to buy the mid-range ram, it offers the best performance per dollar.

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